Winsor & NewtonArtists' Picture Cleaner, 75ml (2.5-oz) Bottle

This product works well but you will need to test the pressure you need to remove the grime from your specific painting. Go slow with increasing pressure. I eventually used a soft toothbrush that cleaned the art from 1939 beautifully.

I had bought this starving artist oil painting from about 1980's, I'm guestimating. Left side is the before and right side after. It's not a drastic change, but it did pull a little dirt and brightened the picture up. I used microfiber towels to apply the product and followed up with turpentine when I was done. I just bought the turpentine from the hardware store and once applied, dried off with a microfiber towel. First time I ever did this and I found it to be a simple process. I agree with other comments, if you have a piece of valuable art, take it to a professional. This is great for using on your thrifts or flea market finds.

I bought this along with the Distilled Turpentine to use on a oil painting inherited by my grandparents. My grandparents sadly were smokers their whole entire lives so nicotine is on everything they owned. It was hard to get pictures without a glare or in the right light. I'll say the before the cleaning, the painting didn't have a nicotine color to it. It wasn't sticky. I started with the cleaner first. I worked in little sections. I had to use cotton balls instead of pads cause my store didn't have the round pads. Every time I looked at the cotton ball, it turned dark gray. So I worked in that area until there was no more gray on the cotton balls. Once I was all done with the whole picture, use the distilled Turpentine. You won't have instructions on the cleaner to follow up with the Turpentine so be sure to read the Amazon page of the product. There was no instructions as to how long to let it sit if it needed to sit or to not go past a certain time in one area of the painting. So if you aren't a art professional like me, you'll be uncertain with what little instructions, little tips and such there are. My painting isn't shocking results but I think that's cause it wasnt that badly covered in nicotine. The painting hasn't had a full 24 hrs of drying after using both chemicals yet but there is a slight sticky feel. Sticky feeling like maybe how it feel on opening a package of some resealable package. Not strong sticky but a light sticky. I wish I could compare it to what it's like. So I'm hoping that goes away after a bit because I made sure there was no left over chemicals on the painting. I don't want any sticky feeling to make dust adhere to it over time. So for now, I'm happy with it. I'll update in time to let you know if I'm OVER THE MOON happy with this product. The plans are to add a ghost and such to the painting to make it more of my style. In the pics I posted, the BEFORE is on the left and AFTER on the right. In one of the pics, there's a white spot- that is a glare from my light. Not the chemical! In all I'm happy but just wish there was more instructions, tips, etc.

A great product! I bought this painting at an estate sale and didn't notice the smoke damage til outside. The second picture, with very visible horizontal brown lines, is when I first brought the painting home- no cleaning yet. The third picture is after several rounds of wiping it down with cotton cloths, warm water, and a drop of Dawn dish soap. The lines are much better, but still visible. I researched products that could help and found this painting cleaner and also bought the distilled turpentine to use after, as recommended by other users. I shook the painting cleaner periodically and used on cotton pads and wiped the painting down. I couldn't find clear instructions on how to use but this worked well and let me apply little bits at a time to ensure it wasn't damaging. I could see the brown patches disappearing immediately after wiping different pieces of the painting. The first pic is immediately after using the picture cleaner. After I let this dry for a bit, I applied the distilled turpentine with cotton cloths to remove any cleaner residue and I think this helped remove any chalkiness. The last pic is a close up of cleaner used on Right side and no cleaner on the Left side of photo. The color of the blue changed so much! The painting looks like it's in a different season from when we began. Highly recommend and will keep both products on hand in my vintage restoring tools!To note: no instructions on bottle and a very strong scent (like a pine sol) to the cleaner. Smell lingers for several hours.

Used on a few oil paintings. Removed very little dirt and the smell will linger for days, if done in a small room.

Did this turn my 100-year-old “oil painting done by a talented family member but no DaVinci” painting into a brilliant, like new painting that would match a professional restorer’s work? No. But, did it easily and safely clean off all those decades of soot and grime and make the painting look a WHOLE lot better than it did? YES. I chuckled at some of the results - our painting (which I have looked at now for almost 70 years) has a river running through the middle of it. But, who knew there was a little “waterfall” area in the river before we cleaned it??? So, if you’re expecting your oil painting to look like it was professionally cleaned as it might if you spent big bucks to get it done, you will be disappointed. But, for the price, this stuff is great.

This product cleaned up a flea market find beautifully! Easy to use, and a little bit goes a long way. There is odor but who cares! These photos show before, mid-clean and after. It’s much brighter and more colorful than expected! Caution though- the instructions say to remove product residue with turpentine so make sure you have some on hand!

We received an oil painting that had been in the family for decades. It unfortunately has some discoloration from mold. When we tested this product in a corner, it took the paint off with the mold. Do not buy.